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09 January 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) listens to a point from Chief Executive Officer, Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), Rupert Steele, during the launch of the SIA Training Institute on Monday, January 6, 2025, at the SIA Library and Conference Centre in Mandeville, Manchester. Sharing in the conversation from left are Director at the SIA and Senior Assistant to the CEO at Pan Caribbean Sugar Company, Delroy Armstrong, and Chairman of the SIA, Clement Lawrence.

Jamaica Launches SIATI to Revitalize Sugar Industry

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 09 Jan 2025   

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA), launched the Sugar Industry Authority Training Institute (SIATI), aimed at providing high-quality training to cane farmers and other industry stakeholders to drive the growth and sustainability of the sugar industry.

Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said SIATI is expected to address the longstanding productivity issues impacting the industry and contribute to its sustained viability.

“The way to build a sustainable sector across agriculture and the way to build a sustainable...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), listen to a point from Pan Caribbean's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zudui Zhang, during a tour of the Frome Sugar Factory in Westmoreland on Wednesday (January 8).

Farmers Urged to Get Back into Sugar

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 09 Jan 2025   

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging local farmers to return to sugar-cane production amid positive growth signals in the sector.

The developments include a US$1-million investment by Pan Caribbean Sugar Company in the mechanisation of the Frome Sugar Factory ahead of the start of the new harvesting season.

In addition, a new company has expressed interest in establishing sugar operations in Jamaica, the Minister indicated.

Minister Green, who was speaking during a tour of the Frome factory in Westmoreland on Wednesday (...

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